Iowa bans Medicaid from covering gender-affirming care for adults
The law prevents Medicaid from paying for hormone therapy or gender-affirming surgeries for trans people, but not for cis people.
June 12, 2025
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Transgender teens sue Kansas over 'harmful' gender-affirming care ban
Kansas' gender-affirming care ban "impermissibly infringes" on parents' "fundamental right to the care, custody, and control of their children," a new lawsuit asserts.
May 29, 2025
Hegseth attacks transgender service members in speech: 'No more dudes in dresses. We're done with that s**t'
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth sparks outrage by denigrating transgender military members, saying the armed forces are "leaving wokeness behind."
May 7, 2025
Project 2025 vowed to roll back LGBTQ+ rights. Here's everything Trump has done so far
Donald Trump claimed on the campaign trail that he had "nothing to do" with Project 2025 — but now that he's in office, he's implementing it.
May 6, 2025
Insurer illegally discriminated by denying trans teens coverage for top surgery, court rules
The decision came in a case involving Premera Blue Cross.
April 21, 2025
Federal government to remove gender dysphoria from protected disabilities list
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will remove gender dysphoria from disabilities protected under federal law.
April 16, 2025
Trump orders NIH to study gender transition ‘regret.’ Here's what we already know about it
Trump wants to study transgender people's "regret," but people are more likely to regret having children than gender-affirming surgery.
April 7, 2025
New German, Swiss, and Austrian guidelines recommend gender-affirming care, slam Cass Review
The recommendations, released by the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany, come at a time when U.S. politicians erroneously claim that Europe is "pulling back" on transgender care.
March 12, 2025
When doctors ignore pronouns, patients pay the price. Here's why
Kelly Goonan writes that asking for pronouns, gender-inclusive language, and specialized training can make a world of difference in healthcare for LGBTQ+ patients.
February 21, 2025
Trump’s health department launches ‘vile’ anti-trans website featuring right-wing influencer (exclusive)
Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “are starting their tenure at HHS by attacking trans people, harming their access to health, and promoting unscientific rhetoric about sex as a so-called immutable characteristic,” former HHS official Adrian Shanker told The Advocate.
February 19, 2025
What is gender-affirming care, who uses it, and do they regret it?
Gender-affirming care is banned for transgender youth when it's mainly cisgender people who use it, and when it has a significantly lower regret rate than all other major surgeries, tattoos, and children.
February 13, 2025
Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly once again vetoes gender-affirming care ban for minors
Senate Bill 63 sought to ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors diagnosed with gender dysphoria while allowing the same treatments to continue for cisgender minors with other conditions.
February 12, 2025
Transgender youth are terrified of Donald Trump — but they're not losing hope (exclusive)
Ahead of the inauguration, The Advocate asked young trans people about the biggest challenges facing them – and what the rest of us can do to help.
January 6, 2025
Trans inmates in Florida claim prison officials conducted breast checks, forced haircuts in lawsuit: report
The new policies from Florida prison officials come in response to SB245, which bans gender-affirming care for minors and the use of state funds on any gender-affirming prescriptions or surgical procedures.
December 10, 2024
Trans teen pleads with SCOTUS to strike down Tennessee’s gender-affirming care ban ahead of landmark hearing
The teen said she felt “normal now” after receiving gender-affirming care treatment.
December 2, 2024
Indiana judge blocks law denying gender-affirming care to prisoners, ruling it’s likely unconstitutional
It’s a big victory for trans rights.
September 20, 2024
7 romantic moments in 'Heartstopper' season 3 trailer
Get ready for an emotional rollercoaster with the new season of Netflix's Heartstopper.
September 17, 2024
Federal judge halts Biden’s new Title IX gender identity protections rule
The judge said the lawsuit challenging the new rule was likely to win at trial.
July 8, 2024
Colorado Republicans tell parents to take kids out of school over fears they ‘turn more kids trans’
The state GOP sent out a bigoted email filled with misinformation.
May 23, 2024
An urgent call to protect gender-affirming care
While efforts to ban or severely limit access to gender-affirming care are blunt and sweeping, gender-affirming care is anything but, writes Human Rights Watch's Yasemin Smallens.
May 22, 2024
RFK Jr. attacks gender-affirming care for minors while admitting he has brain worms. Really.
In a very real development, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is attacking transgender youth’s access to health care while admitting that a parasite has eaten part of his brain.
May 8, 2024